Ending Your Boxer’s Chewing and Destructive Behavior
Boxer Puppy Training
As puppies, its natural for a boxer to use their mouths to explore their surroundings. and as puppies they often bite each other to play. However they must be trained to understand that there is an appropriate way to play and that biting is never ok.
Keeping your boxer in it’s crate whenever you can’t supervise it. Otherwise it is very likely that it will chew stuff up and get into trouble. Make sure you provide it with plenty of chew toys in its crate so it has something to occupy its self with. Also if you rotate the toys during training your boxer will always think its getting “new” toys which will keep chewing entertaining for it. Make sure to get rid of old worn out toys and replace them whenever necessary.
Training your boxer puppy takes a lot of time and effort but it pays off 100 fold in the long run. Make sure to praise your boxer pup whenever you see them chewing appropriately. If you catch them chewing something they aren’t supposed to, give them a firm “no” and then offer them a substitute, a toy or bone. Also praise them when they take the substitute. You want to teach them that chewing the toys gets praise while chewing anything else gets reprimand.
While chewing can be a thorn in your side biting is a real danger and needs to be dealt with quickly and effectively. You should never hit or yell at your dog. This can often just worsen matters. When training your boxer puppy not to bite simply startle the pup with a fake yelp of pain and a stern “no”. Put them in their crate. They need to learn that a bite ends play time. As long as you stay consistent with this pattern it shouldn’t take long for your dog to learn not to bite. Also a point to mention is to have your entire family be consistent with your puppy training. This way there are no mixed signals coming from different family members.
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